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UPA : the Jolly Frolics collection

Call Number

  • DVD ANIMATION (CEN)

Publication Information

Culver City, Calif : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2014.

Physical Description

3 videodiscs (286 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

"UPA: the Jolly Frolics collection includes 38 theatrical cartoons released from 1948 to 1959. Originally distributed by Columbia Pictures, the cartoon shorts produced by UPA (United Productions of America) were revolutionary, adopting the contemporary graphics of Modern design and offering non-traditional, provocative storytelling. Giving the animators at Disney, MGM and Warner Bros. a run for their money, UPA earned six nominations and three Academy Awards, and among their classic one-shot cartoons they adapted stories by James Thurber ('A Unicorn in the Garden') and Edgar Allan Poe ('The Tell-Tale Heart' narrated by James Mason). The studio tried to avoid repetition, but nevertheless presented two long-lasting characters in Gerald McBoing Boing (created by Dr. Seuss) and the near-sighted Mr. Magoo, whose first cartoon--'Ragtime Bear'--is also included in UPA: the Jolly Frolics collection"--Container.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally produced as individual theatrical cartoons from 1948 to 1959.

Bonus features: Concept art ; model sheets ; storyboards ; color styling sketches ; color continuity board ; backgrounds ; cel setups ; publicity stills ; movie posters ; pressbooks ; pencil tests ; audio commentary.

Contents

  • Robin Hoodlum Magic fluke Ragtime bear Punchy de Leon Miner's daughter Giddyap Popcorn story Family circus Gerald McBoing Boing Georgie and the dragon Wonder gloves Oompahs Rooty toot toot Willie the kid Pete Hothead Madeline Little boy with a big horn Emperor's new clothes Christopher Crumpet Gerald McBoing Boing's symphony Unicorn in the garden Tell-tale heart Bringing up mother Ballet-oop Man on the flying trapeze Fudget's budget How now Boing Boing Spare the child Four wheels no brakes Baby boogie Christopher Crumpet's playmate Rise of Duton Lang Gerald McBoing! Boing! on planet Moo Jaywalker Trees and Jamaica daddy Sailing and village band Spring and saganaki Picnics are fun and Dino's serenade

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